#queued june 7th 2023

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grad letter to myself

i write this letter to you, my future self, around midnight on september 7th, 2022. and i’ve queued this for june 2nd, 2023 at 9:00 pm PST. by the time this appears on your blog you should’ve graduated high school! quite exciting if i do say so myself. how are you feeling now that you’re free of some of the most traumatizing 4 years of your life? did you take any pictures with anyone at graduation? do you have any friends or did you end up sitting alone at lunch for the rest of the year? 

whatever happened, i hope you’re doing well. i hope you’ve committed to your dream college and that you get to pursue the medical career you’ve always wanted. take care of yourself! also, i hope you’re going on that summer-long trip to korea. your grandparents and cousins are definitely missing you, and i know you are too. you deserve a break : ‘)

good luck and i know the future has some amazing plans in store for you! keep your head up, i believe in you

- sua from the past

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RAMMSTEIN IN BERLIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey folks sorry for running a month late but better late than never, here's my 7th review of 2023, Rammstein!!!!!!! This was my 3rd time seeing them and on the day I saw them it had marked exactly 4 years since I last saw them, which was July 16, 2019 when I saw them in Prague. Exactly 4 years later, I saw them in Berlin and I saw them in an old stadium that has a dark history since Olympiastadion Berlin was the sight of the 1936 Summer Olympics, which was 3 years after Adolf Hitler ascended to power and it was of course the sight of Jesse Owens winning a gold medal. After 3 times of Rammstein coming to Berlin on the stadium tour, they finally came in a month that was favourable for me in the form of July because in 2019 and last year, they came in June, which both were no good for me as I wasn't travelling in June at all both those years. Also before I entered Der Feuerzone, I waited an hour and 45 minutes to buy merch, which consisted of a new Rammstein t-shirt and a Rammstein patch to put on my vest in the future and the queue was disorganized af, plus a bunch of locals were yelling "HELGA!" and I'm thinking "Who the fuck is Helga?" Of course I wouldn't find out until Wacken Open Air. So after I got my merch, I eventually found Der Feuerzone and I got my wristband.

Let's start the festivities!

First band up was Abélard. They reminded me of Duo Jatekok as both duos are French and they play Rammstein covers on piano, and of course they would both go on to make a guest appearance during Rammstein's set when they played Engel in Rammstein's first encore. I personally didn't find Abélard anything special as I wanted to save my energy for the headliners later in the evening. After Abélard got off the stage, people started doing the wave from the ground floor up to the seating areas and it was fun to do.

After doing the wave with the crowd to occupy my time it was time for RAMMSTEIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was my 3rd time seeing them live as I first saw them May 8, 2011 in Toronto as I remember queuing with my pals Nik and Tom for a good 8-9 hours to see them at the front, in which Nik and I didn't pass out from the intensity of the Pyro, then saw them 8 years later on July 16, 2019 in Prague, which smoked the Toronto show in a landslide for a multitude of reasons, and now exactly 4 years later, I see them in their hometown of their home country in Berlin, Germany, which is a show that will never get topped. The pyrotechnics and theatrics were nothing short of incredible especially the scene of Till blasting the cauldron during Mein Teil with a large flamethrower to try and cook Flake alive, Flake doing his dances, Till doing his vinrage Till hammer and even headbanging at times, etc. The crowd was definitely loud and passionate especially singing the lyrics of Bestrafe Mich, Zeit, Du Hast, Sonne, Engel, Ohne Dich, etc. I also got teary-eyed during Ohne Dich because it made me think of my recently deceased friend Elouise since the song means Without You in German, and without Elouise, life feels more empty. I'll also add, the day before the Rammstein gig when I had gotten into Berlin after changing planes in Dublin, I chatted with the immigration officer and she asked me the standard questions of "Whats the purpose of your trip?" And "How long are you here for?" For which I gave her truthful answers and before I left to cross the gate to go to the baggage carousel, I said to her "I'm going to see Rammstein tomorrow". She then gave me a double thumbs up and smiled and she replied "I'm seeing them on Tuesday" I then asked "Are you in the Feuerzone?" She replied "No" and I go "Aww, that's too bad". I'll also highlight that like the Prague show from 4 years ago, Rammstein had a 2+ hour set and there was no shortage of eye candy in the crowd, since I'm single. I also got a bit emotional during their last song Adieu, which made me think of Elouise. Here's Rammstein's setlist:

Music for the Royal Fireworks(George Frideric Handel song)

Rammlied

Links 2-3-4

Bestrafe mich

Giftig

Sehnsucht

Mein Herz brennt

Puppe

Angst

Zeit

Deutschland(Remix by Richard Z. Kruspe)

Deutschland

Radio

Mein Teil

Du hast

Sonne

Encore:

Engel(with ABÉLARD) (Piano-version; performed on B-Stage)

Ausländer

Du riechst so gut

Ohne dich

Encore 2:

Rammstein

Ich will

Adieu

Song played from tapeSonne(Piano-version)

Haifisch(Haiswing Remix by Olsen Involtini)

Lügen(Instrumental)

Overall a great show and a great way to spend a Sunday evening on the 2nd night of my 3 week vacay at that time.

HEAVY METAL FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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